July 2001



           TABLE 1.  PRECIPITATION AND TEMPERATURE RANKS, BASED
                     ON THE PERIOD 1895-2001.  1 = DRIEST/COLDEST,
                     107 = WETTEST/WARMEST FOR JUL 2001,
                     107 = WETTEST/WARMEST FOR JUN-JUL 2001,
                     107 = WETTEST/WARMEST FOR FEB-JUL 2001,
                     106 = WETTEST/WARMEST FOR AUG 2000-JUL 2001.

                                JUL    JUN-JUL    FEB-JUL   AUG 2000-
            REGION              2001     2001       2001    JUL 2001
            ------              ----  ---------  ---------  ---------

                      PRECIPITATION:

           NORTHEAST              7       44         28         13
           EAST NORTH CENTRAL    45       42         97         92
           CENTRAL               85       75         54         27
 
           SOUTHEAST             54       91         61         40
           WEST NORTH CENTRAL   105      101         90         78
           SOUTH                 20       40         54         60
 
           SOUTHWEST             42       29         49         69
           NORTHWEST             78       71         11          3
           WEST                  89       59         46         20
 
           NATIONAL              53       72         56         32
 
                      TEMPERATURE:

           NORTHEAST              7       41         66         36
           EAST NORTH CENTRAL    76       74         69         55
           CENTRAL               55       42         75         35
 
           SOUTHEAST             21       24         61         17
           WEST NORTH CENTRAL    95       96         76         54
           SOUTH                103       93         85         54
 
           SOUTHWEST             92       99        101         94
           NORTHWEST             50       51         71         48
           WEST                  61       94         96         83
 
           NATIONAL              94       95         90         65